Putin tells Trump: ‘We’re on right track to ending war’

Day 1,181.


Today, just minutes after Presidents Putin and Trump spoke over
the phone following the failed peace talks in Turkey last week,
we react to the strategy being adopted by both sides: is Putin
playing Trump like a fiddle? Then, later, we hear about the worst
aerial bombardment Ukraine has experienced of the entire war,
which took place not three years ago, but on Sunday.


Contributors:


Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor for Defence). @DomNicholls on X.


With thanks to Gabriellus Landberghis (Lithuania's former
Minister of Foreign Affairs). @GLandsbergis on X.


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Content Referenced:


Putin: Russia is strong enough to end what we started in Ukraine
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/05/18/putin-russia-strong-enough-to-end-what-we-started-ukraine/


Pope Leo meets JD Vance after calling for peace in Ukraine (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/05/18/pope/ 


Germany drops opposition to nuclear power in rapprochement with
France (Financial Times):


https://www.ft.com/content/e99efa2b-338a-4065-89c6-0683d5759ed7


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